The Negative Hypergeometric Distribution: Discussion on Theoretical Results and Applications

Authors

  • W. H. Moolman Department of Statistics, Walter Sisulu University, Mthatha, South Africa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ctmcs/v3/9088D

Keywords:

Negative hypergeometric, negative binomial, approximations, moments, estimation, marketing, capture-recapture, games applications, simulation, matching

Abstract

The negative binomial distribution can be seen as the waiting time distribution associated with the binomial distribution. In a similar fashion the negative hypergeometric distribution can be seen as the waiting time distribution of the hypergeometric distribution. A definition and summary of the main theoretical results of this distribution will be given. Results and outputs (using R) of applications of the negative hypergeometric distribution will be shown and discussed.

Published

2021-06-29

How to Cite

W. H. Moolman. (2021). The Negative Hypergeometric Distribution: Discussion on Theoretical Results and Applications. Current Topics on Mathematics and Computer Science Vol. 3, 117–125. https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/ctmcs/v3/9088D

Issue

Current Topics on Mathematics and Computer Science Vol. 3

Section

Chapters